Railway cattle-guard.



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.MPILIOATION FILED 00126, 1906.

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RAlLWAY OALTTLE-G'UARD.

No..839,225;yy Specification ,of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 25', 1906.

Application filed October 6, 1906.- Ser'ial No. 33,7339;

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citizen yofthe *United States-, residing at Oal- It may be hereaexplained-that each cattleguard constructed in 4accordance wit his houn; inathe =parishi of-Ouachita and: State of Louisiana, hays-inyented-:anew-v andA Y a plurality of sets. ofl Railway Cattle-Guard; of-which thefollowguard-frames-or gates which extend, in oping,isiaspecification; 4 posite directions and whicharey adaptedto be Thissinyention Arelates-to railway cattlex operated by the weight of an animal .to raise uardsv. the same into operative position; I both sets of vguard-frames or gates are similar lin construction, adescriptionof one will suffice to `convey an understanding of both;

The reference-letter- B indicates what I shall term a main guard-frame origate, whichy preferably consists ofa p sections 6,' 7, and 8, one of said sectionsbeing located between the` tracksaa'nd `th two onopposite sides-ofthe tracks, Eachzofthesections 6 7, and is connected with a main-frame s aft' 9,- whichis mounted intermediate its ends .within suitablef journal-brackets -10 upon. the supporting-frame A, asshow-n. Ongopposite si es of the -main frameA the shaft v9 is -formedqwith crank ortions il, which extend downward beneaththe rails 1 insuch manner as to permit the necessary partial rotation ofthe shaft 9; The oppositeends; of the shaft Qywithwhch the outer sections, 6 and 8 of the mainguardframe are connected,;are free and unsup ortedaexceptfby .the frame Av.l The auX'iiary guard-frame O, whichis adaptedto be folded ag ainstxthe i tracks beneath y the :main guardframeB',` consists of a lurality cf sections, one vcf which isrlocate between4 theitracks and theother two on opposite ysides thereof. Each of theisections of the auxiliary guardframe O consists Aof an upper set offingers-IZ and alower set/@135- said lower set 13 diverging withe'respectto the upper set;125A as shown:` f The sets of-diyergingfingers 12 and proyewand: simplify the construction of such devices;` furthermore, 'to` increaseft eir e ciencyyin operation and .to decrease-,the eX- pensenattending ;their; finstalment: and maintenance i -With:the..foregoing andwother v obiects in yiewf,T which', :willi `.appears description proceedsfthe'invention resides in the combination. and arr angement: of parts vand in the details fofifconstruction hereinafterA described and-zy claimed-5 y iti beinge that changes inv the gprecise tion-.herein disclosed'. can-be lmade within yth scope-*ofthe following claims without dep arting di'omIl the spirita of the iinyention; orsacriiicing @any vofsits advantages .1

In, xthe accompanyingdrawings-,- Vforming ant vof;this:specificationy Figure 'l is a side elevation; "p antly in section; i of a cattle-guard -nin accordance with' the. inventions. Fig.; 2 :isiA a transverse section"7 v and Fig; 3 is .a planzyiew.:y

Like referencei-chanacters indicate corresponding parts in the 'diife'rent figures of the ;drawings-.-xA

The reference-.numerati iaused-to indicate the steelwrailsfand ythe `.ties ofthe `road-bed:

Inlzorder Yto :enable the `improved 1cattleguardf ofvi this. invention: yto. e installed'. u at ,iszindicated generally porting-frame i. which b:.,*Aandriseadaptedrto be easily-and quickly I3. aresutably connected with1'an auxiliary secured;inzpositi'onbetweenzt e rails .I ,soas frame-shaft'145whch'is;journaled-,insuitable brackets l5 onythe under side of the side bars 3.of thei.supportingframeA,` it beingun erthe stoodl 1that4 the journal-.brackets 10 i lof toiy support `practically x the entire weight of the operating mechanism of e railroad, itebeing only necessary to fasten the IOO endbars4,l and *legsI Orhrackets ,5, whic are main-frame `shaft 9 areemountedi-upon the appre -'mately` Z.- hapedj-i and are securely up er surf-ace ofi said.:side.'bars,a.as shown;

fastenedfat theirvlolwenends to the-,ties 2 and On opposite sides of the supporting-.frameA atrtlieir uppereendseto` -theiside' bars-3, yas theauXiliary-frame shaft 114 is formed-*with showni; t willlbeobyious that the supportcrank-1 portionsl I6; which-extend under the ing-frame A canbe easil railsi, as shown.v

, v yand, quickly tsecured ir'npositionnt any desired-:point upon'la i Thefmeans-for-y raising the main: andami- -iliary guard-frames into operative position j ing arm 29, rigidly connected with the ad'aupon the approach. of an animal preferably cent portion of the auxiliary-frame shaft 14, consists of a plurality of movable platforms as shown. 17, one of which is disposed between the It will be obvious that when an animal,

ers on opposite sides such as a cow, depresses one of the plat- 7o t ereof, so that each of saidvmovay'ble platforms 17 the forward end of said platform forms will be arranged adjacent one of the carrying the cross-bar 23 will be raised, thus pairs of main and auxiliary guard-frames. causing the link 25 to draw upon the dc- The platforms 17 are suitably mounted upon pending arm 26 and also causing the second io ap atform-shaft18, which is mounted in jourlink 28 to operate the second depending arm nal-brackets 19, secured against the under 29, whereby thc main 0Fuard-fraine B will be surfaces of the side bars 3 of the supportingraised into its highest dperative position and frame A. The platform-shaft 18 is formed the diverging sets of fingers 12 and 13 of the with crank portions 20, extending beneath auxiliary lguard-frame C will be disposed in r 5 the rails 1. The outer free ends of theplatintermediate planes, so as to present a pha- 8o form-shaft 18 preferably are braced or uplanx of fingers to prevent the passage of the eld by means of supporting-arms 21,v which animal along the railroad-track. As soon as serve to prevent the weight ofthe outer movthe animal moves away from the platform able platforms 17 from bending or breaking' 17 the main and auxiliary guard-fraines will 2o t e shaft. Each of the platforms 17 preferdrop by gravity into their lowered position. 85 ably is provided with a pair of side bars 22, It is one of the objects of the present inwhich extend toward the main and auxiliary vention to provide signal means for notifyguard-frames B and C, as shown, said side ing the engineer of an approaching train that ars being connected with each other by a an animal has approached the cattle-guard z 5 cross-bar 23, which extends across the under and has raised the gates. The preferred 9o side of the adjacent section of the main means for notifying the engineer consists of guard-frame B. T e side bars 22 and crossa mast 30, which is provided at its upper end ba'r 23 of each movable platform 17 serve t0 with a signal-arm 31. The arm 31 is ada t- 'produce arectangular inclosure in which the ed to be raised into horizontal position by 3o ladjacent section of the auxiliary guard-frame means of a link-rod 32, connected at its lower 9 5 end with a bell-crank lever 33. The bell- 3 5 iliary guard-frame, it being understood that the lower diverging set of fingers 13 preferablyare shorterthan the u per set 12, so as to clearA the platform-sha t 18 upon their downward movement. The fingers of each 4o section ef the main guard-frame B preferably extend over the cross-bar 23 of the adjacent ated by means of a third lin i-rod 36, pivotioo ally connected with one of the dependin arms 29 of the auxiliary guard-frame, so that when the guard-frames are raised the signalarm 31 will be operated, through the connections described, to notify the engineer of an 105 approaching train that the road is obstructed. e'improved railway cattle-guard of this 45 -as to be limited in their downward moveoughly efficient in operation. rio

iat is claimed is` with bent ends 24, as s own, so as to avoid 1. A railway cattle-guard having a main presenting anyupward-projecting ends which guard-frame, and an auxiliary guard-frame might have a tendency to e caught by a located beneath the main guard-frame and 5o chain dragging from a passing train. having a plurality of sets of diverging fingers. I 1 5 e connection between each of the mov- 2. A railway cattle-guard having a platable platforms 17 and the adjacent guardform provided with side bars and a cross-bar ames consists, preferably, of a link 25, orming an inclosure, an auxiliary guardwhich is pivotally connected at one end with frame adapted to be raised through said inthe cross-bar 23 of the movable platform and closure, and a main guard-frame adapted to izo is similarly connected at its opposite end extend over said cross-bar and auxiliary with an arm 26, which depends rigidly from guard-frame. the adjacent portion of the main-frame shaft 3. A railway cattle-guard having a plate lin 5 is pivotally connected with form provided with side bars and a cross-bar, 6o the depending arm 26, intermediate the ends a main guard-frame having a shaft provided 125 thereof, as shown at 27. with a depending arm, a link connecting the Pivotally connected with the lower end of cross-bar of said platform with said dependueach depending arm 26 is a second link 28, ing arm intermediate the ends thereof, an which is pivotally connected at its opposite auxiliary guard-frame having a depending y 65 end with the lower end of a second dependarm, and a second link connecting the lower 13o end of the depending arm of the'main guardframe`with the depending arm of the auX- iliary guard-frame.

4. A railway cattle-guard having a supporting-frame adapted to be mounted between the rails, a platform-shaft journaled upon said supporting-frame and having crank portions located beneath the rails, platforms connected with said platformshaft and each having side bars and a crossbarforming an inclosure, an auxiliary-frame shaft journaled upon said supporting-frame and having a plurality of sets of diverging lingers located in the inclosure formed by the side and cross bars of the platform and adapted to belimited in their downward movement by the platform-shaft, a main guardshaft pivotally mounted upon the upper surface of the supporting-frame, a main guardframe connected with said main-frame shaft and consisting of a plurality of sets of fingers having bent ends adapted to rest upon the adjacent platform and be thereby limited in their downward movement, depending arms connected with the main-frame shaft, links connecting said depending arms with the cross-bars of the adjacent platforms, de ending arms connected with said auxiliary-flame shaft, links connecting the depending arms of the main-frame shaft with the depending arms of the auxiliary-frame shaft, and signal mechanism adapted to be operated simultaneously with said main and auxiliary frames.

5. A railway cattle-guard having a main guard-frame, an auxiliary guard-frame located adjacent thereto and having a plurality of sets of diverging fingers, means adapted to be operated by an animal for simultaneously raising the guard-frames, signal means, and mechanism for actuating the same simultaneously with the guard-frames.

In testimony that I claim the foregoingas my own I have hereto afliXed my signature inthe presence of two witnesses.

ZACARIAI-I T. STQRY.

Witnesses:

B. H. LEIGH, W. A. MYATT. 

